Definition:

Proportion of Singapore residents whose computer used to access the internet at home protected by anti-virus, firewall

Introduction:

The Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households (“Survey”) has been conducted by IDA since the 1990s. The objective of the Survey is to assess the extent of infocomm adoption in Singapore resident households1 and residents.

Methodology:

Data was collected from about 3,500 households and about 3,500 residents via face-to-face interviews. The sample of addresses was provided by the Singapore Department of Statistics based on a random selection using a two-stage stratified design by geographical location and housing type.